3:16 PM,
Jun. 27, 2013

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Belinda S. Hufferd cried as she apologized to a judge and the family of a boy who was seriously injured when he fell from the trunk of her car in October.

In May, Hufferd, 29, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault as part of a plea deal in which the prosecution agreed to recommend community control. Hufferd's attorney initially expected Hufferd would receive a 60-day jail sentence, but that was before Hufferd was arrested in April on traffic charges and failure to reinstate.

Assistant Ross County Prosecutor Cynthia Schumaker recommended 150 days in jail and the maximum license suspension of 10 ...